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A Free game for the PC

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    sweet! free painkiller

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    A Farewell To Dragons looks fun, VVVVVV too, and Painkiller

    Gosh

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I'd love to try again later but I know this promotion won't last.

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Everyone should get Infernal.

    EVERYONE.

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  • DepressperadoDepressperado I just wanted to see you laughing in the pizza rainRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Impersonator wrote: »
    I'm not sure if I'm going to take advantage of this deal, because it just feels wrong to play a game without having paid the devs for it. D:
    LewieP wrote: »
    Interesting.

    I just spoke to Terry (developer of VVVVVV).

    He says he knew nothing about this promotion beforehand, but that they have promised to pay him in full for all downloaded copies.
    LewieP wrote: »
    Green Man Gaming have confirmed "all publishers will be paid in full on this promotion".

    ?

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    This seems really nice. Or it would be if the website wasn't slow as shit. I blame Lewie for killing it.

    Even if it might be pretty bad, I'm somewhat interested in Ninja Blade because I've been wanting something similar to DMC for a while and it seems like it might be that.

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Seems like I've heard good stuff about Elven Legacy. Turn based strategy, right?

    I've always got room for another good TBS.

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  • EliminationElimination Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I still cant get the site to even display a single page. I think i will end up passing this up since i can't get it to load at all.

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  • alset85alset85 Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Drake wrote: »
    Seems like I've heard good stuff about Elven Legacy. Turn based strategy, right?

    I've always got room for another good TBS.

    Yeah it's part of the Fantasy Wars series. Spiritual successor to Fantasy General and balls hard all in all.

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  • Nimble CatNimble Cat Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Picked up VVVVVV. I look forward to playing it after work.

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Just to be sure: Is it normal that it asks for payment info and lists a price when the page before looked like it had accepted the code and that it'd be free?

    EDIT: And I guess it's also switching from euros to pounds for no apparent reason.

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  • DiannaoChongDiannaoChong Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    LewieP wrote: »
    Forever Zefiro wrote: »
    Anyone have experience with Ninja Blade on PC?

    I gather that it is terrible.

    Review here.

    You fight a zombie helicopter, LewieP's argument is invalid. Unless the port is shitty. Then well....

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    That review is basically explaining that it is an awful port.

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  • RainbowDespairRainbowDespair Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    So has anyone actually gotten a free game out of this deal yet? I've managed to register and one time I got far enough for it to indicate that the code has worked, but I was unable to actually purchase the game before the website went wonky again.

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  • vegeta_666vegeta_666 CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    After the website being stupid for awhile and a couple problems with the "Capsule" itself, managed to snag Zombie Driver and so far it works flawlessly, pretty good game too.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Painkiller is nearly downloaded for me.

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    RainbowDespair wrote: »
    So has anyone actually gotten a free game out of this deal yet? I've managed to register and one time I got far enough for it to indicate that the code has worked, but I was unable to actually purchase the game before the website went wonky again.

    I have The Void, so yes

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  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    So I can register, choose a game, download their proprietary software, download the game, uninstall their proprietary software, and never look back, right?

    Or does their stuff need to be running to play games purchased from their site?

    Because I'd be down for snagging some Painkiller or Zombie Driver, but I don't need another digital distro platform.

    I'd check the website itself, but it's not loading for me right now.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    SmokeStacks wrote: »
    So I can register, choose a game, download their proprietary software, download the game, uninstall their proprietary software, and never look back, right?

    Or does their stuff need to be running to play games purchased from their site?

    Because I'd be down for snagging some Painkiller or Zombie Driver, but I don't need another digital distro platform.

    I'd check the website itself, but it's not loading for me right now.

    Their horrible software needs to be running, I fear.

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Their website blows

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  • Kristmas KthulhuKristmas Kthulhu Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    It was pretty good this morning, it's just the amount of traffic they're getting is fucking it up.

    I did manage to buy Trine despite timing out several times during the purchasing process, it just takes persistence. Now I'm having trouble logging into their software, however.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Their software crashed for me when I tried installing Painkiller, and am now having trouble logging in.

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  • GrisloGrislo Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Is Dawn of Magic 2 any good? I guess at that price you can't complain regardless.

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  • simulacrumsimulacrum She/herRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    So many tempting games.

    It's going to be hard to choose just one. :(

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  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Is this a long lasting deal or today only?

    Site is geting hammered too much for me to get in.

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  • DagrabbitDagrabbit Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I managed to get Cryostasis downloaded, but I had to manually run the exe since I couldn't log into their Capsule thing. Seems to work fine after that.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Not even a free game is worth dealing with the broken servers and another mandatory client...
    Thanks for the heads up, Lewie, but I'm gonna pass this one.

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  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    What he said

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  • PolloDiabloPolloDiablo Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    That is a damn solid list of games. I've already got most of them, though, and have no intention of installing another client. It's a pretty cool promotion.

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  • KlashKlash Lost... ... in the rainRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Stormwatcher wrote: »
    Not even a free game is worth dealing with the broken servers and another mandatory client...
    Thanks for the heads up, Lewie, but I'm gonna pass this one.

    I'm with Storm on this one. I just wish I'd known prior to registering. Not quite so free, after all.

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  • ImpersonatorImpersonator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Uh, yes it is free.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Klash wrote: »
    Stormwatcher wrote: »
    Not even a free game is worth dealing with the broken servers and another mandatory client...
    Thanks for the heads up, Lewie, but I'm gonna pass this one.

    I'm with Storm on this one. I just wish I'd known prior to registering. Not quite so free, after all.

    well i mean you would've known if you had read the op

    LewieP wrote: »
    Newish DD service Green Man gaming is giving away a game for completely free. You can pick any game from their service, and get it for free.

    Register here. Then add the game you want to your basket, and then apply coupon "1FREE-PROMO-WORLD" and that game will be completely free

    Highlights include:
    Beat Hazard
    Crash Time 3
    Cryostasis
    Dark Sector
    Darwinia
    Elven Legacy
    Dawn of Magic 2
    Grand Ages: Rome
    Infernal
    Kings Bounty: The Legend
    KrissX
    Men of War: Red Tide
    NecroVisioN: Lost Company
    Ninja Blade
    Obscure 2
    Painkiller [Black Edition]
    The Void
    Trine
    Uplink
    VVVVVV
    World of Goo
    Zombie Driver

    It's not a fantastic service. It has a client that is needed for install. It's gimmick is that you can trade games back when you are done with them, but I'm unconvinced.

    Still, free is free.

    VVVVVV and The Void are both fantastic games that might have passed some people by.

    emphasis mine

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  • LoveIsUnityLoveIsUnity Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    People are suggesting you can just run the .exe file after you download a game using capsule. Would I be able to just move all of The Void's files out of the capsule folder and uninstall capsule after that? If so, that would be awesome, largely because I hate using more programs than I have to.

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  • Jam WarriorJam Warrior Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    LewieP wrote: »
    Interesting.

    I just spoke to Terry (developer of VVVVVV).

    He says he knew nothing about this promotion beforehand, but that they have promised to pay him in full for all downloaded copies.

    He knew nothing as in he didn't know they were giving them away for free or he knew nothing as he didn't know these guys were selling his stuff at all?

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  • KlashKlash Lost... ... in the rainRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    undeinpirat wrote: »
    well i mean you would've known if you had read the op

    Which I understood, but its being made to sound more like Steam, where you need to continue running the client even after download and install. Is that not so?

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  • KivutarKivutar Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Grislo wrote: »
    Is Dawn of Magic 2 any good? I guess at that price you can't complain regardless.
    No idea.
    Dawn of Magic (1) had some interesting concepts, but utterly half-assed execution.
    Worth a shot, I guess?

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    He knew they were selling his stuff.

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  • ArrathArrath Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Their site must be getting destroyed (who'd have thought), I can't even get it to load.

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  • FremFrem Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I've heard absolutely nothing about Crash Time 3, can't even find any reviews. It appears to have cars in it, however. Does anyone have any experience with it, or should I grab Trine instead?

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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Oh shit! Is this a flimsy excuse for me to reiterate how awesome Dark Sector is? Because it seems like a flimsy excuse for me to reiterate how awesome Dark Sector is. It's so awesome. But be warned that there's a major bug with running the game fullscreen at a widescreen resolution. Windowed mode is fine.

    This also reminds me that I haven't played The Void yet, even though it's been sitting in my Steam list since release. I should probably get on that.

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